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(ModeL) W. W. KRUTSOH.

v STAPLE FULLER. No. 600,082. Patented Mar 1,1898.

Nrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIS WV. KRUTSOH, OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS-SIGNMENTS, OF THREE-FOURTHS TO WILLIAM JOSEPH DUNKLIN.

STAPLE-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,082, dated March 1,1898.

Application filed April 3, 1896. Serial No. 586,095. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIs W. KRUTSCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coffeyville, in the county of Montgomery, in the State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStaple-Pullers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in staple-pullers; and my inventionconsists in certain features of novelty hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents the application of my improved staple-puller to drawa staple from apost, using the rolling fulcrum formed by the head asafulcrum. Fig. 2 represents the application of the same to drawastaple,usin g the bifurcated extension as a fulcrum. Fig. 3 representsits application using the hammer-head extension asafulcrum. Fig. 4:represents an end view of the same.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 and 2 represent handles or. levers formed integral with the hubs 3 and4 and pivoted together by the pivot 5, passing through the hubs. formedintegral with one of said hubs, and 7 represents a hammer-head extensionformed integral with the other. hub. 8 and 9 represent heads formedintegral with and in advance of said hubs and adapted to meet whenclosed on the line 10 and provided with the semi-annular recess 11. 12represents flanges formed integral with said heads, extending abruptlylaterally beyond the plane of the hubs and having the meeting jaws 13provided with the meeting edges 14, formed by the excision of therecesses 15. The advance face of said head and flanges is convex inform, as shown at 16, forming a rolling fulcrum when the tool is appliedto a staple, as shown in Fig. 1.

By the extension of the flanges abruptly laterally beyond the plane ofthe hubs the meeting edges 14: on the jaws are placed in a position tobe thrust or dug into the wood of the post in which a staple may beembedded 6 represents a bifurcated extension and grapple the staple whenotherwise such staple could not be reached and taken hold of, and by theconvex form of the advance face 16 the operation of drawing the stapleis greatly facilitated.

I am aware that staple-pullers consisting of pivoted members providedwith recessed jaws are not new or uncommon, and therefore I do not claimthe same, broadly.

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A staple-puller consisting of the handles and the hubs formedintegral therewith and pivoted together, the heads formed integral withand beyond the hubs, abrupt lateral recessed flanges formed integralwith the heads and extending beyond the planeof the hubs, their lengthsubstantially at right angles to the handles, and meeting edges on saidflanges formed by the excision of the recesses therein; substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

2. A staple-puller consisting of the handles and the hubs formedintegral therewith and pivoted together, heads formed integral with andin advance of said hubs, lateral flanges on said'heads provided withrecessed jaws, their length substantially at right angles to thehandles, a convex advance face on said head and flanges, and meetingedges on said flanges formed by the excision of said recesses;substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A staple-puller consisting of the handles and the hubs formedintegral therewith and pivoted together, heads formed integral with andin advance of said hubs, abrupt lateral flanges formed integral withsaid heads and provided with recessed jaws beyond the plane of the hubs,their length substantially at right angles to the handles, a convexadvance face on said head and flanges, and meeting edges on said flangesformed by the excision of said recesses 5 substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

' WILLIS W. KRUTSCI-I.

Witnesses:

W. A. MYRIcK, JOSEPH BANILLY, J. M. HUGHES.

